---
name: "gajim"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gajim"
version: "2.6.0-4"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gajim"
---

# gajim(1)

a fully-featured XMPP chat client

## NAME

gajim - a fully-featured XMPP chat client

## SYNOPSIS

gajim -h

gajim --start-chat

gajim \[-V\] \[-q\] \[-v\] \[-w\] \[-l subsystem=level\] \[-u name\] \[-c directory\] \[--configure path\] \[--export-settings path\] \[--gdebug\] \[--cprofile\]

## DESCRIPTION

**gajim** aims to be an easy to use and fully-featured XMPP client. Just chat with your friends or family, easily share pictures and thoughts or discuss the news with your groups. Chat securely with End-to-End encryption via OMEMO or OpenPGP. gajim integrates well with your other devices: simply continue conversations on your mobile device.

XMPP is the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol, a set of open technologies for instant messaging, presence, multi-party chat, voice and video calls, collaboration, lightweight middle‐ ware, content syndication, and generalized routing of XML data. For more information on the XMPP protocol see https://xmpp.org/about/.

## OPTIONS

- `-h, --help`

  Show help options

- `-V, --version`

  Show the application’s version

- `-q, --quiet`

  Show only critical errors

- `-v, --verbose`

  Print XML stanzas and other debug information

- `-w, --warnings`

  Show all warnings

- `-l, --loglevel=SUBSYSTEM=LEVEL`

  Configure logging

  SUBSYSTEM e.g. gajim.c.m

  LEVEL (DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL)

  Example: gajim.c.m=DEBUG

- `-u, --user-profile=NAME`

  Use a profile to run multiple Gajim instances

- `-c, --config-path=PATH`

  Set configuration directory

- `--configure=PATH`

  Configure Gajim with values from a .json file

- `--export-settings=PATH`

  Export settings to a .json file

- `--gdebug`

  Sets an environment variable so GLib debug messages are printed

- `--cprofile`

  Profile application with cprofile

- `--start-chat`

  Start a new chat

## FILES

- $XDG\_CACHE\_HOME/gajim/

  The directory for cached data.

- $XDG\_CONFIG\_HOME/gajim/

  The directory where settings and configurations are stored.

- $XDG\_DATA\_HOME/gajim/

  The directory where all persistent data, e.g. the message database, is stored.

## BUGS

Please submit bugs at https://dev.gajim.org/gajim/gajim/issues.

## SUPPORT

You are welcome to join us at xmpp:gajim@conference.gajim.org?join.

## COPYRIGHT

gajim is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 3 only.

gajim is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

## AUTHORS

Philipp Hörist, Daniel Brötzmann, Yann Leboulanger.